Gentleness of Christ
Psalm 18:35
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
Matthew 11:28-30
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Matthew 12:20
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
2 Timothy 2:24-25
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
I Peter 3:15-16
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
I Timothy 6:11
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Developing a Gentle Spirit
Philippians 4:5
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
I Timothy 3:3
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Titus 3:2
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Biblical Examples of Gentleness
Boaz was gentle to Ruth
Ruth 3
Jesus as Shepherd
Isaiah 40:11
Jesus with the little children
Luke 18:15
Jesus to the Samaritan Woman
John 4
Paul with the Corinthians
2 Corinthians 10:1
Quotes
Perhaps no grace is less prayed for or less cultivated than gentleness. Indeed it is considered rather as belonging to natural disposition or external manners, than as a Christian virtue; and seldom do we reflect that not to be gentle is sin.
~George Bethune~
God has nothing to say to the self-righteous. Unless you humble yourself
before him in the dust, and confess before him your iniquities and sins, the
gate of heaven, which is open only for sinners, saved by grace, must be shut
against you forever.
~Dwight L. Moody~
Essay and Story
Inner Invincibility
~Oswald Chambers~
The wind and the Sun
~Aesop~